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The memories of the Children Of the Revolutionary Militancy. Thoughts on Venían a buscarme and El edificio de los chilenos from a generational perspective

Authors

  • Tamara Vidaurrázaga Instituto de la Mujer

Abstract

Through of the documentaries El edificio de los chilenos (2010) and Venían a buscarme (2018), made in a biographic tone by their directors, both children of MIR militants, we propose to think theoretically about the author’s generational authority in the social memories of dictatorial violence. We also suggest to reflect on their work’s place in the post-memory field, as they show their own experiences within the recent past. We are concerned about these questions as they are useful to debate the narrative authority of these children of revolutionary militants about dictatorship, militancy and political violence in a society that, still, seems to be demanding the proofs that can authorize sufficiently enough any perspective on the recent past

Keywords:

Second Generation, Revolutionary Militancy, Post-memory, Social Memory, Narrative Authority, Memories of the Revolutionary Militancy’s children